Bechtel, a global leader in engineering, procurement, and construction, has been awarded a contract to support the setting up and operation of the National Project Management Organization (NPMO) in Saudi Arabia.

NPMO (also known as Mashroat) plays a key role in improving the government’s capital expenditure program, to enable government entities’ project management offices to develop and improve related policies and create a dynamic ecosystem to deliver efficient and effective projects with the greatest impact.

Its objective is to support Saudi government agencies to effectively deliver complex infrastructure projects, in line with Saudi Arabia’s “Vision 2030” plan to modernise the kingdom’s administration.

As per the deal, Bechtel will help NPMO to develop world-class systems and processes and to share these new tools across all Saudi government ministries and entities, said a statement from the company.

"Bechtel is privileged to have worked in Saudi Arabia for 70 years developing megaprojects from oil and gas facilities to airports and critical infrastructure. We thank the Mashroat for the opportunity to continue our legacy in the Kingdom,” remarked Dr Amjad Bangash, the general manager, Infrastructure - Europe, Africa and the Middle East, Bechtel.

“We are committed to making a success of the NPMO, a catalyst for continued economic growth in Saudi Arabia,” he stated.

Georges Chahine, the program director, Bechtel, said: "Bechtel will mobilise experts from across the company to develop world-class systems and processes for the NPMO, and to share these new tools across all Saudi government ministries and entities."

“We will train Saudi nationals and implement a knowledge management system,” he noted.

The new contract builds on Bechtel’s experience assisting the Royal Commission of Jubail and Yanbu in the development and expansion of Jubail and Ras Al Khair industrial cities, said the statement.

Bechtel has worked on significant infrastructure projects in Saudi Arabia, including King Fahd and King Khalid airports, and Ras Al Khair aluminum smelter. It is currently working on Lines 1 and 2 of the Riyadh Metro project, it added.-TradeArabia News Service